INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPED AT THE OBERSPREEWERKE

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• Publication Date: September 15, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.1
INFORMATION REPORT
OOUNTRY Gemany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Instr rents Developed at the
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.L. Attached are photostated copies of the following three documents from the
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a. Blueprints of the Thnlauf Messleitung (Aurora), no. EG 316 100, dated
11 January 1950.
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b. Prtifeinrichtung fir die 311 Projektionsbildr8hre, OS,V Type 2666; .7Tici4wd
are the circuit diagram and list of parts, dated 30 Yovember 191T O.
c. Priufan reisung zurn Prtifen der 7-1e.tallkerarnik-Trioden, 0,07 Types 200 id
2166, no. AV 161-36b, dated 30 September 1949. C_;
2. These documents are sent to you for retention in the bet' of that they may
be of interest to. you.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO,
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. -
COUNTRY Geriw. (_
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1. Allied intelligence agencies have been concerned with the
Order of Battle of the paramilitary police, strength estimates,
di3po3ition, equipment., etc., in their considerations of the pur-
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pose and combat effectiveness of the paramilitary police. This
Study, based on the
is primarily an attempt to arrive at a considered estimate
of the political morale situation in the paramilitary police. The
term morale is used in the sense of "will to strive for the attain-
ment of a specific political objective" rather than combat morale,
"readiness to engage in combat with an armed enemy."
2.. Ever since the inception of the paramilitary police units,
Allied military experts have been analyzing Order of Battle infor-
mation to determine whether these units are destined to take over
an internal security function, or whether they are to be used as
a combat unit in support of Russian aggression. The ultimate pur-
pose of an armed force organized under Communist auspices is best
revealed by a close scrutiny of the activities of its political
branch, which is entrusted with the entire morale problem. Any
Communist army is given a closely coordinated military-political
training designed to imbue each soldier with a fanatic zeal for the
accomplishment of his mission. The political mission of the para-
military police has not been spelled out in words. The officers'
and the functionaries of the TIVA maintain that this is toe a.
ternal police force, which will eventually relieve the Ra s1an occu-
pation troops. For this alone the force is too strong, and will be
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h aavlly ari edn ;over. the time and energy spent in pout;.
suggests a greater role. The East Dert'na.yn Govern--
C' i t _eader,,, have frequently declared their avowed purpose of over.
t~~'t3~tTi ,h*ae Vest German Republic, and are presumably merely biding
;heir tim,G Until they can call upon the HVA effectives for this task.
The progress of the military training and the numerical expan-
sion of the pax-amili%~,ary effe.>::t,ivos have remained far below origirsc l
conservative estimatas4 On the other hand, political indoctrination,
%thleh has been favored above all other types of training, _ ` .1 ;
gr ss ai,riaost to a point where the troops could be committed to
sl=rd e Corn un is , expansionist ;.clans, This political indoctrtnatioot3
,cast )s taken into account in any plans for containing or cog):batti.uu&
the paramilitary police.
4 Initial reports about the formation of Russian-sponsored para-
military units-, in the Eastern zone of Germany, coupled with the ut;
confirmed ra:mcr s of.Clerman contingents in Soviet PN ca.mps (variously
ca .led Sey'dlitJ acid Paulus a c ies) led observers to speculate on the
pr?_sp;3cts of a Ger;anw-Russian military alliance. Subsequent lnfEr.!?
may .:_on indicates that the Soviets are' scarcely engaged in rev ivin
c mIng an a? 1Iatace with German militarism. The Soviets are it
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f ct r g: 3 ge d In creating an army cadre composed of German nations ,is.
F .- of a strIta.t1 y mi lltary point of view, this cadre is in reality bn
exvei-. ion of the Soviet military machine in Eastern Europe,, The:x '
can b: no talk of an alliance, insomuch as there is little or no
autonomy granted to these units, and Russian militarism and Commur .st
ideology are-, the dom;.nant themes. The Soviets are engaged on a
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pot :no?'a 6iaboli ?a.i_ in prospect than a mere -Le-arming of an
E ~-st rr Germ r; array; they are forming a tightly knit body of single-
p~af_tsdcd fare atics who will be militarily and ideologically
ooc -csd to c am actin , fai oi,gn troops as well as engaging, in civil..
war f
This study includes a resume C` the combat effectiveness and
a ce ::died Picture of, the political morale of the oarami1_ita r
: ~ The effect of the political zeal which is being enga?nde:`,e
rr:7 ,t not be urderest:.mated. becau:3e an army fanatically filth in g 'rqr
a objective can overrun a better trained? better egrlippe d,
numerically super i.or force in an actual showdown.
Polit
la At the present time the entire personnel of the HVA is sub-
to ar intensive all-pervading ideological tra Lning designed '1l c3
.m 01d them all into Connunist fanatics. This type of political train-
~: s r ndo; tedlr za4r isa aed f orr the very beginningg but has only
been no ordinated durtrig the last year and :tad fitnctioral di ring
six rf:o? ths "'o lets began a program of re--molding the outlook of their ae-
_. tc ~) In a.: very im .3ortant respect, designed to f .It them for, the i^
f1turc_? `:.tilitarv courtesy was reinstate-;'. The f'err
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m3 f o of 1-111e ""'amp, and tire :Lageraktiv were i.nstruci:,ed to enforce ,1:1.sM
of r11: a ei"ti 'e ', were given by the Soviets to explvJ .: this
to Vi:t enlis?-.xd mein. As all this was directly counter to the
p_:.:l.c r, a n i'--red Pce- iously in Soviet FIX ccar..lps, .he in'*
t on
;?:t m?~orak1v,, and there we:,-) isolated cases of protest. II ur her
1ai >??ytr ; i:wor': e1:`.t x '0 officer can&idales
so were tt:cri formally enrolled Lat'_, the People
TE .;: tot:r~duxe ~f,v foi.l.ovr d. for the enlisted r;e nd Thus right
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